Angela Bassett

Acting · Born 1958-08-16 in New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an American actress. Known for her work in film and television since the 1980s, she has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards. In 2023, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and she received an Academy Honorary Award. Bassett had her breakthrough portraying singer Tina Turner in the biopic What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), which won her a Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She had success starring in Boyz n the Hood (1991), Malcolm X (1992), Waiting to Exhale (1995), Vampire in Brooklyn (1995), How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), and Music of the Heart…

Filmography

• Strange Days as Lornette 'Mace' Mason
• Meet the Robinsons as Mildred (voice)
• Boyz n the Hood as Reva Styles
• Contact as Rachel Constantine
• Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as Self
• Malcolm X as Betty Shabazz
• Supernova as Kaela Evers
• Gospel Hill as Sarah Malcolm
• The Score as Diane
• Waiting to Exhale as Bernadine